As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/27/06  Xcel Energy Inc                   10-K       12/31/05   15:5.2M                                   Merrill Corp-MD/FA

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 and 15(D)      HTML   3.07M 
 2: EX-4.13     Amendment to the Credit Agreement Dated Nov. 4,     HTML     97K 
                          2005 Between Xcel and Various Lenders                  
 3: EX-4.48     Amendment to the Credit Agreement Dated April 21,   HTML     94K 
                          2005 Between Nsp-Mn and Various Lenders                
 4: EX-4.64     $50,000,000.00 Revolving Line of Credit Note        HTML     38K 
                          Between Psc-Co and Wells Fargo Bank                    
                          12/1/2005                                              
 5: EX-4.65     Amendment to the Credit Agreement Dated April 21,   HTML    118K 
                          2005 Between Psc-Co and Various Lenders                
 6: EX-10.37    Material Contracts                                  HTML     35K 
 7: EX-10.38    Material Contracts                                  HTML     20K 
 8: EX-12.01    Statements of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to   HTML     32K 
                          Fixed Charges                                          
 9: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries of the Xcel Enegy, Inc.                HTML     27K 
10: EX-23.01    Consents of Independent Auditors                    HTML     19K 
11: EX-24.01    Written Consent Resolution of the Board of          HTML     30K 
                          Directors of Xcel Energy Inc., Adopting                
                          Power of Attorney                                      
12: EX-31.01    302 Certification                                   HTML     16K 
13: EX-31.02    302 Certification                                   HTML     16K 
14: EX-32.01    906 Certification                                   HTML     15K 
15: EX-99.01    Statement Pursuant to Private Securities            HTML     14K 
                          Litigation Reform Act of 1995                          

Exhibit 31.02

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Benjamin G.S. Fowke III, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Xcel Energy Inc. (a Minnesota corporation);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and

 

b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

	/s/ BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III
	Benjamin G.S. Fowke III
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: February 24, 2006